THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 24, lf07.
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LAVISH ELABORATION RULE
Even tht Apparently Simple Gowns Are
Eomttimei Dtceptivs.
tXTRAVAGANCE STILL THE KEYNOTE.
Mrllk Blmpllrllr ( Detail the
Toirhalonf of Bntrm In the
Mornlm Frocki-l nn t
the (imlmpe.
Where shrmM one lioRin In an account of
" the npw modoU which are Increasing In
nunbers bo rapidly and are bo worthy of
note? That l tho perplexing question.
Material and trimmings are exuulslte
and expjfinlve, and a wealth of elaboration
is bestowed upon the smart models, even
upon those which appear comparatively
simple. JIand embroidery and all forms of
hand work are more popular than ever and
appear upon everything from the morning
frock of linen to the gorgeous evening
gown.
And yet that Is too sweeping a statement.
There are simple frocks and charming
ones, too; but a general survey of the im
ported models does give one an Impression
of lavish elaboration.
The lines, on the whole, tend toward
simplicity, and at first glance many a model
Is deceitfully unpretentious. Take, for
mo'lel, the price often soars hUfh, but one '
may buy extremely pretty lnen gulmpx'
froks with touches of liruid work from $V
up, and effective models In eoarwr stuff
are offtred at prices still lower.
Tho blue linen model i-ktured hm hal
no hand work upon It, but wad an attractive
fnk for all that and the mme molel Is
successfully made up In rajah and In t.UT.Sa.
The Individual feature of the frm-k is the
arranKcment of the blmise plnlts In fnnt,
giving a stiKKVKtlon of prmcess lines, al
though blouse and skirt ar cut irntely
and a girdle around sides and buck.
Tho neck Is cut down sliRhtiy In V shape
and finished by a flat, rather narrow collar
and two tabs which oni and are held by
a large pearl button. On each side of the
front a box plait runs from the shoulders,
while outsido this box pin It are laid several
Bidfl plaits. The box plait and the jlrRt side
plait are oitinuod over the girdle ami to a
point pcrhais elpht Inches below the waist
line, where they finish In a flatly stitched
point.
rvrfectly plain plaited blouses nnd skirts
of fine linen are made for practical wear
and will receive their cachet from separate
lingerie front frills and collars, hand em
broldered or lace trimmed, or from hand
embroidered collars and cuffs without the
plaited front frills. The extreme dalntl
ness and charm of the hand embroidered
collars, cuffs and other Mouse acceiworles
which are the ntge of the moment present
new possibilities for the mornlrnr frock,
and though theee accessaries at the4r beet
are expensive luxuries, many women will
prefer to put money Into them and let the
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and of the armhole trimming, and scarf
ends of black silk fell from the collar.
The very sheer sl'.k, silk and cotton or
silk and wool materials with deep printed
border designs are being used by the dress-
makers with unprecedented skill, and pos
sibilities heretofore unrecognized In bTd.-r
stuffs are being developed under the stimu
lus of the exquisite new materials In this
class which ifcG rn"nufneturers have fur
nished this season. An attempt to describe
A i'ATTMltN I.KJWN OK HLAUK AND W1UTB MAKW L" MSKTTH TfUMMUD
WITH BANDS OF PATIN AND WITH VEST AND SLEHVES OF SHEER
LIKEN. AND UACE. .
. example, the white and black striped silk '
mouxsellne which figures In one of the
small cuts.
The French are past masters In this art
fullessness. In models of this type, even
more than In the gorgeous frocks, they
how their consummate taste and talent.
In linen models and numerous morn
ing frocks of silk, the shirt waist frock so
called, smart simplicity of detail Is the
touchstone of success. Some little note of
originality In color or trimming differ
entiates the chlo shirt waist frock from the
commonplace one, and It Is such details
which the wise woman will study in plan
ning her summer wardrobe.
There is a decided predilection shown this
season for the coal ecms and string colors
and similar rones In linen, and some of the
most attractive morning frocks In linen
are made up In such coloring with a touch
of brown In the trimming. One pretty
frock has a blouse cut down In V shape at
the neck to show a gulmpe of lace and
batiste and Is sleeveless.
The Mouse is laid In plaits on the shoul
ders and the neck and nrm holes are bor
dered by bands of the ecru linen embroid
ered in large dots of brown the dots being
about the size of a B-oent piece and set in
Ursa At the points of the V two palm leaf
motifs of real cluny lace are set and four
tiny bands of brown cross the V point be
tween the curving line of the lace motifs.
A band embroidered In large brown dots
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trim the skirt which has a plain front
breadth and Is laid tit fine plaits over the
hips.
A m ire attractive and moduli little frock
tor a summer nu mlng it would be hard to
find, and, a&lde from the matter of cut and
llttt, tho whole smartness of tlua mod I He
In thoM big hand embroljtred dots of
brown.
Guimpe frocks of fine wliite linen em
broldered In npvuwurk or trimmed in inset
heary lace or bunds at openwork em'
broidery are often made up with great
elaboration of detail though retaining the
prescribed simplicity of line, and cob-
Webby rulmptS of slieeri-Ht batltrte or
handkerrhM linen and lace acctxnpany
theate. When a handmade gulmpe on
underblouse of this sort goes with the linen
morning frock itself be of the simplest
possible order.
The frock will tub easily and well, and
the embroidery sets, being removable, need
not be entrusted to the ordinary laundress
and need not be laundered every time the
serviceable blouse und skirt go Into the
tub. Not only In practical tub frocks, but
In shirt waist frocks of silk or voile the
blouse and skirt to be worn with separate
collars and cuffs divide allegiance with
gulmpe models.
One New York girl who dresses remark
ably well on a somewhat limited dre.ss al
lowance has several frocks which she had
achieved with the aid of a home seamstress
and In which she will look uncommonly
trig and modish next summer when Bhe
wants a durk, yet cool, frock for travel
or for a day's shopping, etc.
One was a brown and white foulard In a
design of tiny pin-point dots and an oc
casional large dot. Blouse and skirt both
were full and plain, save for horizontal
tucks decorating the bottom of the skirt,
running around the blouse at the bust line
and continuing around the sleeve puff. A
narrow crush girdle of the foulard had
two-Inch line of plain brown taffeta at Its
top and a scarf of brown silk tied under
the embroidered white linen collar, which,
with corresponding cuffs, represented an
outlay which considerably Increased the
cost of the frock.
The other frock Included among the
sketches was of soft, natural lined pongee.
All the stitching of the frock was done In
brown.
The plaited skirt was untrlmmed "save for
little loops and buttons of brown silk at
the bottom of a plain front breadth, but
the blouse had narrow plaited frills of
brown silk bordering the front plait, the
high turn-down collar and cuffs. Loops
and buttons of silk also appeared on the
cuffs.
Colored blouse and skirt frocks may be
beautified by plaited frills, collars and cuffs
of white lingerie or linen, with narrow
talored hems matching the color of the
frock material, and such sets are shown
ready for wear, in white and light blue.
white and pink, white and lavender and
white and light brown. .
Delightful little shirt-waist frocks are
made, too. In fine white lingerie stuff, with
front frills, collar and cufTs whose edges
are buttonholed In color. Sometimes an
embroidered design Is added, but the plain
scalloped edges with their lines of color are
particularly dainty. Many of theiie models
have a plain close, collar, scalloped and em
broidered around the top, Instead of a turn
over collar, and a little lingerie bow with
embroidered edges matching the frill, col
lar, etc., heads tne frill at the throat.
Similar models, made with blouses but
toning In the back and with no front frill
are very simple and attractive and are
usually made In striped, dotted or checked
cotton with white ground and color lines
The tiny embroidered scallops of collar, cuff
and bow repeat the color In the material.
Hand embroidery In self color Is con
sldercd very modish upon pongee and many
very chlo little French frocks among the
Imported models are In pongee of natural
tone, dull blue or brown, embroidered in
self tone and lightened by some contracting
touch of color and by lace or embroidered
batiste on the bodice. A pretty bt lero and
Hrt model lu natural hued pongee carried
out this Idea successfully, the only trim
ming of the skirt being embroidery In self
tone.
The loose little bolero, with Its loose
picturesque sleeve cut In one with the
coat, also had a touch of self ton em
broidery, but it had, toe, a gleam of vivid
red In the embroidery of the small collar
BLACK AND WHITE FOULARD.
the color schemes and designs of these
beautiful stuffs would be futile. One must
see them to appreciate their beauty, but
the large cut will give a good idea of one
of the simpler ways In which borJer de
signs may be used.
Here the mutetial was a marquisette in
black, thickly strewn with white wafer
dots, while the border was formed of very
large white dots on black. The model was
a beautifully cut and shaped princess witli
the fullness of bodice nnd skirt vanishing
Into plaits at the waist line and over the
hip curve.
The material was apparently used length
wise Instead of crons wise, as In common
with extra wldo bordered stuffs, and the
border was plaited in to form a front panel
running the full length of the gown shaped
closely by plaits at the waist but falling
loosely toward the bottom of the skirt,
The same effect was repeated In tho back.
Three bands of black satin ran around
the skirt bottom and a band of black satin
trimmed each sleeve cap or over sleeve.
In the long narrow V of the front was a
dainty chemisette of embroidered batiste
and Valenciennes and the undersleeves
matched this chemlnette.
An eminently serviceable and practical
frock this, yet one of peculiar grace and
distinction, though boasting no coetly
elaboration of de-tail.
A very lovely Doucet model in white
chiffon cloth with a floral border above a
border of plain black, had the material so
handled that the border ran from shoulder
to girdle and around the, round cutneck
below the transparent lace gulmpe. The
same arrangement was repeated in the back
and. In both back and front, the border
drapery from the shoulders was continued
down the skirt In soft drapery giving a
tunlo sug&eRtlon. An additional note of
elegance was given to the frock by setting
a continuous garland design of fine lace
Into the plain black part of the border.
The Fifth avenue house which Is showing
this beautiful model has, too, a particularly
attractive French frock In an odd silvery
pink and white. The skirt Is of pink taffeta
falling In plain graceful lines froma slightly
short waist line, and cut up the front to
disclose a petticoat -of pink gros tulle and
dyed pink Alencon.
The silk oversklrt is devoid of trimming
save for a line of hand stitchery running
along the hem of sides and bottom. A
picturesque little draped bolero of flowered
silk in pink and white and gray surmounts
this skirt
It has long sash ends or tails In the back
reaching almost to the floor and touches
of the plain pink silk appear on neck and
SPRING MILLINERY
Exclusivcness is asstircd in our novelties, not only because there arc no duplicates,
but because we have taken advantage of the season s fashions in making our selections as
Tctircv varirnt as Possible. The impress of distinctive refinement hi o?ir cxauisitc string
modes reveals the success of our well directed efforts in meeting the requirements of cnir, 1
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exacting trade, uur targe volume oj ousincss enauies us to give our customers itie oerzjii
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RILEY SISTERS
317 South Sixteccnth Street Telephone Douglas 3718
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We take pleasure in announcing the arrival of our
Spring and Summer liiio of
Men's Rea.dy-to-Wea.r
Clothing
To those who are our customers, we would say that
we have taken special care in selecting this season's
patterns and styles and believe that nowhere else in
this city can you purchase as high class a garment for
the price.
They are merchant tailored in all but name. "We
would be pleased to have you call and inspect them.
You will then readily see WIIY so many of Omaha's
best dressed men have forsaken their tailor and are
wearing our Good Clothes.
PRICES $20 TO 30
BLUE LINEN.
sleeves, while pink gnce tulle and lace like
that of the peU'coat fill In the open front
and form the gulmpo and undersleeves.
Description of the model suggests patch
work, but the frock was beautifully har
monious both in line and color and strik
ingly Individual.
NECKTIES ARE BRILLIANT
Foar-la-IIanda la Gesertl Dernaad,
bat Bows Grow la
Favor.
Neckties, both four-ln-hand and bow tics,
will be about the same width as last sea
son. There is also a marked tendency to
ward strong colors and a wave of the ever
recurring popularity ol the polka dot fad
Is due to sweep the domain of dame
fashion. There are plaids, polka dots,
stripes and small figured ties of every
style and color displayed and It cannot be
said that any particular fad will prevail,
so It will be safe to pick out a tie of any
color or style with the assurance that It la
the very acme of fashion.
As In shirts, the "self color" fad will not
prevail to any extent, and- the black ties
will probably prove a drug on the murket
with the m:my hues displayed.
The four-ln-hand style la the most pop
ular at the present time, but bow ties will
be worn In greater numbers during the
very hot summer months. A scots are as
sociated with snow and steam heated
rooms, but may tie worn with the many
fancy vests that will be In ue this sea-son.
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